Welcome to our local, regional, national and international industry events listing. If you would like for us to list your workshops or events, please e-mail info@valorinstitute.org. The Valor Institute, Inc. supports events and education in the mental health field and will be glad to post your upcoming workshops, conferences and events. We do not charge a fee for posting educational forums, workshops and events. We believe such venues benefit us all.
Valor Peer and Support Peer Events:
March 6th – THERE WILL BE NO MEETINGS HELD ON March 6th.
March 7th – Peer Advisory Council Meeting 1pm - 3pm.
March 13th – Valor Self-Leadership Forum for Peers. Regular monthly meeting. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am - 12pm..
March 20th – Valor Sharing Sanctuary Forum for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am – 12pm.
March 21st – Third Sundays@1pm. Monthly lunch social gathering for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc.
March 27th – RSVP Outdoors Event for Peers and Support Peers, 11:00am - 4pm.
April 3rd – First Saturdays. Regular monthly Peer Meeting. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am – 12pm.
April 10th – Valor Self-Leadership Forum for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am - 12pm.
April 11th – Peer Advisory Council Meeting 1pm -3pm.
April 17th – Valor Sharing Sanctuary Forum for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am - 12pm.
April 18th – Third Sundays @1pm. Monthly lunch social gathering for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc.
April 24th – RSVP Outdoors Event for Peers and Support Peers, 9am - 4pm.
May lst – Regular Peer Meeting. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am - 12pm.
May 2nd – Peer Advisory Council Meeting 1pm - 3pm.
May 8th – Valor Self-Leadership Forum for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am - 12pm.
May 15th – Valor Sharing Sanctuary Forum for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am - 12pm.
May 16th – Third Sundays @1pm. Monthly lunch social gathering for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc.
May 22nd – CommunityQuarters Event for Peers and Support Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 11am - 4pm.
May 29th – RSVP Outdoors Event for Peers and Support Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am - 4pm.
Local Professional Seminars, Workshops and Events
March 12th – Modern Attachment Theory: The Central Role of Affect Regulation in Development & Treatment (5 CEU's - Psychologists, LPC's, LCSW's, and LMFT's - Core). 9:00am – 3:30pm. Presenter: Phillip Flores, PhD. Registration & CEU information: www.stressmgt.net
March 18th – Art Therapy for Healing Trauma and Caring for Self. (4 CEU's). Atlanta VA Medical Center. Contact: Page Dickey, LCSW (404) 321-6111 ext. 3400.
March 19th – Art Therapy with Women: Images and Processes Related to Women's Growth and Healing; Three Phases of Play Therapy; and Parenting Skills in the 21st Century, and Effects on This Generation. (6 CEU's). Peachford Hospital. Contact: Sharon Frank, RN, MN (404) 226-1836
March 26th – For Valor Therapist Members Only - Networking Breakfast, Introduction to Valor 2010, and Outstanding Therapist Awards. 8:30 - 11:30. This is not a continuing education credit event.
April 9th – The Power of Questions, Stories and Feedback: Tools for Successful Clinical and Administrative Supervision. (6 CEU's). Counseling & Training Services, Inc. Contact: Nancy Hickman, LCSW (404) 284-7792.
April 23rd – Hypnotherapy Level II: Its Many Faces & Applications (7 CEU's - Psychologists, LPC's, LCSW's, and LMFT's - Core). 8:00am – 4:30pm. Presenter: Rebecca Beaton, PhD. Registration & CEU information: www.stressmgt.net
April 30th – The Essentials of Clinical Supervision (5 CEU's). NASW Georgia Chapter. Registration & CEU information: www.naswga.org
May 7th – Effective Techniques for Dealing With Highly Resistant Clients (5 CEU's). NASW Georgia Chapter. Registration & CEU information: www.naswga.org
May 21st– Hypnotherapy Level III: Its Many Faces & Applications (7 CEU's - Psychologists, LPC's, LCSW's, and LMFT's - Core). 8:00am – 4:30pm. Presenter: Rebecca Beaton, PhD. Registration & CEU information: www.stressmgt.net
May 21st – Valor Best Practices Forum for Therapists. 8:30 - 12:00. Therapy Starts, Stalls & Stops: Navigating Therapeutic Impasses. This is a collaborative development between the Peer and Therapist Community. 3 hours of continuing education credit pending.
June 11th – Ethical Issues in Clinical Supervision (5 CEU's). NASW Georgia Chapter. Registration & CEU information: www.naswga.org
August 27th – Valor Best Practices Forum for Therapists. 8:30 - 12:00. Working with Eating Disorders: DID/DDNOS Perspectives. This is a collaborative development between the Peer and Therapist Community. 3 hours of continuing education credit pending.
November 19th – Valor Best Practices Forum for Therapists. 8:30 - 12:00. Working with Self-Injury: DID/DDNOS Perspectives. This is a collaborative development between the Peer and Therapist Community. 3 hours of continuing education credit pending.
Regional Professional Workshops and Events
None are listed at this time.
National & International Professional Events
March 30 - April 1, 2010. 7th Annual Hawaii Conference on Preventing, Assessing, and Treating Child, Adolescent, and Adult Trauma. www.ivatcenters.org.
April 17th, 2010 – International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) – Psychotraumatology Meeting. Zurich World Trade Center, Zurich, Switzerland. www.istss.org.
September 12-15, 2010 – 15th International Conference on Violence, Abuse & Trauma, San Diego, CA. Affiliated Training Institutes September 10-11, 2010. www.ivatcenters.org.
October 16th - 18th, 2010 – International Society For The Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISST-D) 27th Annual Conference: Clinical Consequences of Complex Psychological Trauma: Assessment, Treatment, and Recovery. Pre-Conference Workshops: October 14-15, 2010. www.isst-d.org.
November 4th-6th, 2010 – International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) - 26th Annual Conference: Translation, Collaboration, and Mutual Learning. Pre-Meeting Institutes: Nov. 3, 2010. www.istss.org.